Crawfish, Flounder Specials & Prosciutto Wrapped Cod

 

Hey Y'all, Crawfish season is now. And before you ask, let me say that we do not sell live crawfish. Why? If you order a sack of live crawfish, you are planning an event with a sizeable number of people. Transporting live crawfish from the bayous to Atlanta involves refrigerated trucks that carry lots of fish and the temperature to keep that fish fresh is not the temperature that sustains the life of those little mudbugs. So they die. And what are you going to serve in its place at your crawfish boil? And who are you going to be mad at for ruining your event? This no live crawfish sales decision is pure self-preservation on my part.

Fin Mail (aka tooting my fishy horn): Joe R. sent this delightfully worded email: Hi Kathleen, Thank you for screwing up and cutting me way more salmon than I requested last weekend. It afforded me extra salmon burgers for lunch the next day. Thank you for not getting offended when I told you I was going to cook my fish outside on the grill so I didn't pollute my house with fish smell. Your fish doesn't smell...my cooking does (plus the grill is a lot healthier and easier to clean). Thank you for agreeing with me that Cod does in fact have a strong smell and turning it into a fishmongering moment by explaining to me why. It was great seeing you in the JC store last weekend. Stay safe.   Thank YOU, Joe, for taking the time to send me this note! Let me explain to the rest of the readers that I did accidentally overcut his order and I was going to re-cut it but he insisted on taking it all. And the reason some fish stinks more when it is cooked is that the fat content is high. Fish from cold water generally have more fat and that can be a bit stinky when it cooks. Most of our fish is so fresh that you wouldn't have an issue with smell anyway. Here are the salmon burgers he cooked up!

Specials This Week: Flounder fillet for $17.99/lb Whole flounder (1/2 lb. each) for $8.20/lb Broiled Flounder with Parmesan Caesar Glaze Whole Scored Fried Flounder with Sweet Peach & Hot Pepper Jelly

Catch-To-Go This Week Available until Sunday, we have our Shrimp and Blue Crab Pasta.

Starting Monday, we'll have Prosciutto Wrapped Cod with Mediterranean Vegetable medley.

And Finally If you look carefully at the sky today and you see one of the clouds marked "9" look above it and you will see me. What am I doing up here? I'm enjoying the sunshine and loving the idea of putting the down jacket away for the next two seasons. Hope you have a great weekend planned with lots of outdoor activities. And remember, your mask will keep the pollen out of your nose. Add that to the list of mask-wearing advantages!

Blessings, Kathleen